This department offers study in the following graduate degree programs: HISTORY,
Master of Arts and Doctor of
Philosophy.

Information on departmental admission standards, prerequisites, and other matters dealing with graduate
study in history may be acquired by writing the graduate advisor or the chairperson of the department.

A student in the standard master's degree program must complete 30 hours of graduate courses including
HIST 5304, one seminar in the 6000-course series, and 6 hours in thesis work. Course work is planned in
consultation with the graduate advisor or thesis director soon after admission to the graduate program. The
department requires a reading knowledge of one foreign language.

A student with an interest in archival administration may substitute a 6-semester hour minor, composed of
HIST 5309 and 3 hours of archival practicum (taken as HIST 7000), for the usual 6-hour minor in another
department which is required for the standard master's degree.

To provide a program of study for persons whose interests may not be oriented toward formal research,
the department offers a nonthesis master's plan designed to contribute significantly to their intellectual development.
The plan is not recommended for students contemplating doctoral work. To complete the program, a student
must offer a minimum of 30 semester hours in history and 6 in a minor. Of the history hours, 6 must be from
HIST 5304, 5305, or 5306 and at least 6 must be from seminars at the 6000 level with a grade of B or better under
two or more instructors. No more than 18 semester hours may be offered in any one of the five areas of
American, European, Latin American, African, and Asian history. Students following the nonthesis route must pass a
comprehensive examination during the semester they plan to graduate.

The department offers doctoral work in five areas of history: American, European, Latin American, Asian,
and African. For purposes of examining students, these areas are subdivided into fields as follows:

European: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern Europe to 1789, Modern Europe, Modern Britain and the
Empire-Commonwealth, Science and Technology (Early Modern Europe and Modern Europe may each be subdivided
into two topical or chronological fields).

Latin American: Colonial, National.

Asian: Asia.

African: Africa.

Doctoral students must choose five fields of study for their programs, at least two of which shall be outside
the area in which they propose writing the dissertation. At least four of the fields must be in history. The fifth field
may be in history, or in another discipline, or it may be composed of courses from different departments with a
thematic unity and logical relationship to the student's overall plan of study. No more than 6 hours in a composite field
may be in history (such as archives courses). A student choosing two fields in the area of American history shall
select at least one field from the American chronological grouping. All programs shall include at least one field
in European (Science and Technology may not be the sole field in European), and one in American history.
Dissertations may be written in American, Latin American, or European history. All doctoral programs must include
HIST 5305 and two seminars in the 6000-course series, or their equivalents. Students writing dissertations in
American history must take HIST 5306.

In the preliminary examination, the student is tested orally in five fields of study. The purpose of the
examination is to determine if the student should be encouraged to continue study toward the doctorate, and, if so,
to provide specific recommendations on steps to be taken before the qualifying examination. In this latter
examination, the student is expected to show command of five fields.

The language requirement for the Ph.D. degree is a reading knowledge of two of the following:
German, French, and Spanish. In appropriate cases, one of the choices may be another language, or a relevant
research tool (such as computer science or statistics) with the approval of the student's advisory committee and the
graduate studies committee.

Courses in History. (HIST)

5101. Teaching of History in College (1:1:0).
An observation-and-advice course rather than a seminar. Concerned with supervision
of teaching assistants: classroom visitation, judgment on performances, and advice and assistance to individual instructors.

5305. Historiography (3:3:0). A survey of major historians and historical works from Herodotus to the present, emphasizing the
development of history as an intellectual orientation and as an academic discipline.

5306. Recent Interpretations of American History (3:3:0).
A survey of recent major works discussing chronological periods
and topics in American history. Required of some master's and doctoral students.

5309. Administration of Archival and Manuscript Collections (3:3:0).
An intensive study of archival principles and
techniques emphasizing current trends and challenges, with an opportunity for professional management and/or research facility
enhancement through in-service training.

5311. Studies in United States Colonial and Revolutionary History (3:3:0).
Topics vary from semester to semester, including seventeenth-century Massachusetts, the coming of the American Revolution, and the new nation after 1776.

5312. Studies in Nineteenth-Century United States History (3:3:0).
Selected topics in the history of the United States,
1789-1890 with emphasis on bibliography and problems of interpretation. Extensive readings of monographs and journals.

5313. Studies in Recent United States History (3:3:0).
Selected periods in twentieth-century American historythe Progressive
Era and the 1920s, the New Deal and World War II, and the postwar years.

5315. Studies in Texas History (3:3:0). Topics vary with interests and needs of each class; emphasis on Spanish heritage,
Texas Revolution, Republic, political, economic, and social developments, ethnic groups.

5316. Studies in Southern History (3:3:0).
An analysis of the major issues and controversies of the South with emphasis on the
period from the American Revolution to the present.

5317. Studies in Frontier and Western American History (3:3:0).
An examination of selected areas with emphasis on
exploration, settlement, Anglo-American expansion, foreign and Indian conflicts, life-ways, and resulting changes in American institutions.

5318. Studies in the History of American Agriculture (3:3:0).
Readings in American agricultural history from the colonial
period through the nineteen-eighties. Emphasis will include farming and agricultural related activities.

5319. Studies in Native-American History (3:3:0).
A reading seminar on the literature of Native-American history and the
Native Americans of the plains and the southwest.

5320. Studies in Rural American History (3:3:0).
A survey of rural America from colonial times to the present. The course will
offer the significant literature and analyze historical problems in rural areas.

5321. Studies in American Legal and Constitutional History (3:3:0).
An examination of selected topics concerning the history
of the bar, judiciary, police, corrections, legal doctrines, and statutory law.

5322. Studies in United States Diplomatic History (3:3:0).
American diplomacy and foreign policy with emphasis on either
pre-1900 or post-1900 periods. Stress on the literature of United States diplomatic history.

5323. Studies in the History of Science and Technology (3:3:0).
Topics vary to include 20th-century American science, the
industrial revolution, and the social relations of science and technology.

5325. Studies in American Economic History (3:3:0).
Historical analysis and interpretation of growth and change in the United
States economy, with emphasis on ideas and institutions in business and agriculture.

5326. Studies in American Environmental History (3:3:0).
A reading in American environmental and conservation historical
literature fro the Age of Discovery to the present environmental movement.

5328. Studies in American Military and Naval History (3:3:0).
A study of American military and naval history. Emphasis
on development of institutions and national struggles.

5333. Studies in African-American History (3:3:0).
Studies of African influences, racial ideas, slavery, and post-emancipation
efforts to achieve civil and political rights, education, economic opportunity and the creation of social institutions.

5334. Studies in Mexican-American History (3:3:0).
An extensive reading program and sustained dialogue centering on
Mexican-American history with emphasis on theoretical approaches and methods of historical inquiry.

5337. Studies of Women in American History (3:3:0).
A survey of significant literature and analysis of problems related to the
study of women in American history.

5340. Studies in Ancient History (3:3:0). Study of selected topics in the political or intellectual history of Greece and Rome based
upon a study of the sources, in translation if advisable.

5341. Studies in Medieval History (3:3:0).
Study of selected topics in the intellectual history of the early and high middle ages.
Individual reports discussed in a seminar situation.

5342. Studies in Renaissance and Reformation History (3:3:0).
Study of selected topics in the intellectual or religious history of
the Renaissance or the Reformation. Individual reports discussed in a seminar situation.

5343. Studies in Eighteenth-Century European History (3:3:0).
Examines the social, cultural, and intellectual history of Europe
in the era of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.

5344. Studies in the History of Socialist and Related Left-Wing Movements in Europe (3:3:0).
Focus on Socialist, Communist, Anarchist, Syndicalist, and other "leftist" movements in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe. Emphasis is theoretical
and political.

5345. Studies in the History of Fascist and Related Right-Wing Movements in Europe (3:3:0).
Examines individually and collectively themes of nationalism, anti-semitism, militarism, and anti-Marxism, chiefly in the period 1918-1945.

5346. Studies in Modern European History (3:3:0).
Examines the social, cultural, and political history of Europe from 1815 to
the present.

5347. Studies in British History (3:3:0). An organized studies course covering selected topics in British history. Topics vary
according to the students' needs.

5348. Studies in Roman Law (3:3:0). Topics in the historical development of classical Roman law. Designed to meet the needs of
both law and graduate students.

5351. Slavery in a World Perspective (3:3:0).
An examination of the main areas and epochs in which slavery institutions were central:
Antiquity, Medieval Europe, Pre-Colonial Africa, the West Indies, and Southern U.S.

5352. Studies in Asian History (3:3:0). A reading and research course in Asian history focusing on developments in nineteenth-
and twentieth-century social, political, and cultural history.

5355. Studies in Colonial Latin American History (3:3:0).
Explores the principal historical literature and interpretations for
Colonial Spanish America from the conquest to independence.

5356. Studies in National Latin American History (3:3:0).
Examines the history of the areas since independence with emphasis
on modernization. Includes consideration of Latin America as a civilization while revealing unique characteristics of the individual
countries.

5362. Studies in the History of Aging and the Family (3:3:0).
Examines topics in historical demography and the history of
childhood, gender, family types, aging, the aged, and death. Emphasis on Europe and the United States.

5366. Studies in Religious History (3:3:0).
Investigations of the development of religious institutions, the relationship between
religion and society, and cross-cultural religious phenomena.

6000. Master's Thesis (V1-6).

6304. Seminar in American History (3:3:0).
A research course featuring formal papers on selected topics. Topics chosen in
consultation with the instructor.

6305. Seminar in European History (3:3:0).
Research seminar, with stress on methodology, types of research materials available in
our library in European history, delivery of reports, and submission of an extensive term paper.